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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74

Muhammad Ali, considered the world's greatest heavyweight boxer, died late Friday night of septic shock in a Phoenix-area hospital at 74 years old. With his death, the once-strident, generation-defining voice of defiance that seemed cruelly muted to a barely audible whisper by Parkinson's disease was silenced forever. Or was it? Won't America always hear Ali's words — the rhyme and the reason — ringing in its collective consciousness? For more than half a century, he gave a voice to millions who otherwise would have had none. It took death to defeat "The Greatest" — Ali, the Muslim name he changed to from Cassius Clay, means "Praiseworthy One" — but not the principles of freedom, justice and peace for which he stood. A private ceremony will be held Thursday in Louisville. A funeral procession through the city, the route passing by his boyhood home, will precede the public ceremony at 2 p.m. ET Friday. Can't stop reading about the legend? Here's the best of our coverage:

Fort Hood identifies soldiers killed in training accident

Ford Hood officials identified eight of the nine soldiers killed Thursday when their light vehicle overturned during a training exercise. The victims were listed as Staff Sgt. Miguel Angel Colonvazquez, Spc. Christine Faith Armstrong, Pfc. Brandon Austin Banner, Pfc. Zachery Nathaniel Fuller, Pvt. Isaac Lee Deleon, Pvt. Eddy Raelaurin Gates, Pvt. Tysheena Lynette James and Cadet Mitchell Alexander Winey, according to the organization's Facebook page. The release of the ninth soldier's identity is pending next of kin notification. They were training aboard a 2 ½-ton truck, called a Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, when it overturned along the 20-mile long Owl Creek, about 70 miles north of Austin. Three soldiers were rescued and treated at a hospital. The bodies of the other soldiers were recovered over the following two days.

L.A. area brushfire forces thousands from homes

A mandatory evacuation remained in effect this morning in a residential area near Los Angeles as firefighters continued battling a blaze triggered by a car crash Saturday afternoon that downed power lines. The fire has burned more than 500 acres, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people who live in the hilly, affluent suburbs northwest of Los Angeles. The fire destroyed one commercial building and damages two homes, the department said.

Trump and Clinton spar over foregin policy

Donald Trump is disputing Hillary Clinton's critique of his foreign policy, including her argument that the New York businessman is too thin-skinned to be commander-in-chief. "I don't have thin skin — I have very strong, very thick skin," Trump told CNN's State of the Union in an interview broadcast Sunday. Trump was responding to a speech last week in which Clinton said that the presumptive nominee is too volatile and lacks the temperament to manage the nation's military and foreign affairs.

Novak Djokovic makes history; Serena Williams falls

For Novak Djokovic, the fifth time was the charm. The world No. 1 captured the French Open for the first time in his career, coming from behind to beat No. 2-ranked Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 and making history in Paris by completing the career Grand Slam. On Saturday, for the third major in a row, world No. 1 Serena Williams was stopped short of history. Her French Open adversary? A 22-year-old named Garbiñe Muguruza. The Spaniard ranked No. 4 in the world shocked Williams at Roland Garros to capture her first Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory, denying Williams a record-tying 22nd major trophy.

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